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derailing a thread

The act of throwing a thread in a discussion forum off topic, oftentimes so much so that the original discussion is unable to continue.

A common result of a troll attempting to have fun at the expense of people actually trying to use the forum.

A common result of a flame war between multiple users.

Commonly helped along unintentionally by people who are simply off topic, as well as the occasional Grammar Nazi
Here is an example as might happen in the forum of an unreleased video game:

Topic: Post your ideas for things you want the developers to put into the game!

Original Poster:
Hey guys Ill edit my post to add ur ideas to this post Ill start off with destructible terrain no one's pulled that off as well as X-Com did back in the day.

Grammar Nazi:
Man Original Poster! What's with all of the huge run on sentence! Use some punctuation while you are at it too. Also, don't say ur, abbreviations are for text messaging, no one's gonna take you seriously.

Troll:
Haaahaaa, whatever Grammar nazi, ur so shtupid, wher'd u get ur PHD, shtupid land? n` Original Poster, wat u doin playin such an old game like X-Com for, it's SOOOO dated, I hate da graphics and der are so many bugs n crap

Original Poster:
Hey, X-Com is still rated the #1 game of all time by a lot of people! Who cares if it's got dated graphics, and if you get the right version or a fan made patch you can run it on a modern system easy.

Moderator:
Troll, stop trying to derail threads, this is your first warning, two more and it's a ban.

And Grammar Nazi, don't correct people's grammar in a thread, if you absolutely MUST do it, send a private message instead so it doesn't clutter up the forum!

I see you two derailing a thread every time I log onto the forum. And Original Poster, get back on topic or I'm going to lock this thread,
by ZOMGRLY? February 23, 2009
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Dekra

The word means 'Memory'. A name of a girl, a woman whom changes the lives of all whom she meets. This girl has beauty beyond ones comprehension. Her beauty not only lies in her looks, but her heart. A heart of gold is a description she is given.

Her eyes hold beauty that only some will truly see. She loves more strongly than any other human on this planet. Whom she loves is truly the luckiest man on earth. Her laugh is so contagious that others around her can't help but to love her aura.

A girl whom no other can replicate
Have you seen that girl Dekra? There's just something about her.
by Anonymous282017 February 21, 2017
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derack

A term used to describe an incident in which one has been screwed over, injured, robbed, or generally anything negative. Originates from the gym, where a "derack" is when someone removes your weights from the bar while one is still performing the exercise.
Example 1:
Bob: What happened during 9/11?
Carl: Oh nothing, just Al-Qaeda deracked New York City in a solidly executed derack.
Bob: How many lives were deracked?
Carl: 2,996 lives were deracked, to be exact.

Example 2:
George: What's wrong with your cousin's leg?
Sukhbinder: Oh, it got deracked by an IED in Iraq.
George: Oh.

Example 3:

Horatio: What happened to that jewelry store?
Jose: $300,000 worth of jewelry was deracked by a bunch of Colombians, who pawned it off for some premium coke.
by khuneytunes July 15, 2014
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Deckard Cain

The last surviving Horadrim, kind tutor to the hero in Diablo II, and total BAMF
Deckard Cain "Stay awhile and listen"
by AoZain May 1, 2008
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dekara

A beautiful and smart girl with brown eyes. If she was your girlfriend you would be the luckiest guy ever. She’s not selfish, she’s caring and a wonderful person, friend and best friend to be with
She’s so Dekara
by Takeem May 16, 2018
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Dekka

Slang for $1000
That high price hooker cost 2 dekka
by SuPeR_Dr2aGoN March 11, 2011
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Deckan's Smegma

We do not know the definition of "Smegma", so we ask Deckan every time we see/talk to him. Every time you come in contact with him you must ask him what it is, as he is the only one that knows what it is.
Hey Deckan, what's Smegma? What's Deckan's Smegma?
by runningtreez October 4, 2021
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